EP3858216A4 - Endoscope - Google Patents

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EP3858216A4
EP3858216A4 EP19866520.0A EP19866520A EP3858216A4 EP 3858216 A4 EP3858216 A4 EP 3858216A4 EP 19866520 A EP19866520 A EP 19866520A EP 3858216 A4 EP3858216 A4 EP 3858216A4
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Wataru Inoue
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Fujifilm Corp
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/04—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor combined with photographic or television appliances
    • A61B1/05—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor combined with photographic or television appliances characterised by the image sensor, e.g. camera, being in the distal end portion
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/00002—Operational features of endoscopes
    • A61B1/00004—Operational features of endoscopes characterised by electronic signal processing
    • A61B1/00006—Operational features of endoscopes characterised by electronic signal processing of control signals
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/00002—Operational features of endoscopes
    • A61B1/00004—Operational features of endoscopes characterised by electronic signal processing
    • A61B1/00009—Operational features of endoscopes characterised by electronic signal processing of image signals during a use of endoscope
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/00002—Operational features of endoscopes
    • A61B1/00039—Operational features of endoscopes provided with input arrangements for the user
    • A61B1/00042—Operational features of endoscopes provided with input arrangements for the user for mechanical operation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/00064—Constructional details of the endoscope body
    • A61B1/00071—Insertion part of the endoscope body
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/005—Flexible endoscopes
    • A61B1/0051—Flexible endoscopes with controlled bending of insertion part
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B23/00—Telescopes, e.g. binoculars; Periscopes; Instruments for viewing the inside of hollow bodies; Viewfinders; Optical aiming or sighting devices
    • G02B23/24—Instruments or systems for viewing the inside of hollow bodies, e.g. fibrescopes

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  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
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  • Astronomy & Astrophysics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Endoscopes (AREA)
  • Instruments For Viewing The Inside Of Hollow Bodies (AREA)
EP19866520.0A 2018-09-27 2019-09-25 Endoscope Active EP3858216B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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JP2018182532 2018-09-27
PCT/JP2019/037481 WO2020067104A1 (en) 2018-09-27 2019-09-25 Endoscope

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EP3858216A1 EP3858216A1 (en) 2021-08-04
EP3858216A4 true EP3858216A4 (en) 2021-10-27
EP3858216B1 EP3858216B1 (en) 2023-06-14

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EP (1) EP3858216B1 (en)
JP (1) JP7260559B2 (en)
WO (1) WO2020067104A1 (en)

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JP2009233173A (en) * 2008-03-27 2009-10-15 Olympus Medical Systems Corp Endoscopic image pickup device
JP2018075461A (en) * 2016-02-02 2018-05-17 オリンパス株式会社 Switch unit, endoscope imaging device comprising the switch unit, and endoscope comprising the switch unit

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US5812188A (en) * 1996-07-12 1998-09-22 Adair; Edwin L. Sterile encapsulated endoscopic video monitor
JP2006255107A (en) 2005-03-16 2006-09-28 Olympus Corp Endoscope
JP2007196017A (en) 2007-04-20 2007-08-09 Olympus Corp Endoscope
US20090176185A1 (en) * 2008-01-08 2009-07-09 Leo Chen Dental handpiece
JP2010099181A (en) 2008-10-22 2010-05-06 Fujifilm Corp Switch for medical device
DE112014004014B4 (en) 2013-09-03 2023-12-14 Fujifilm Corporation Endoscopic surgical device and overtube
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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2003210393A (en) * 2002-01-22 2003-07-29 Olympus Optical Co Ltd Capsule-type medical apparatus
JP2009233173A (en) * 2008-03-27 2009-10-15 Olympus Medical Systems Corp Endoscopic image pickup device
JP2018075461A (en) * 2016-02-02 2018-05-17 オリンパス株式会社 Switch unit, endoscope imaging device comprising the switch unit, and endoscope comprising the switch unit

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JP7260559B2 (en) 2023-04-18
EP3858216B1 (en) 2023-06-14
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US20210196103A1 (en) 2021-07-01
EP3858216A1 (en) 2021-08-04
US11918188B2 (en) 2024-03-05

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